Don Dokken Interview
Dokken: The name is synonymous with hard rockers and metalheads all over the world. But it wasn’t always like this. Before selling more than 10 […]
Month: August 2020
Jon Deverill (Tygers of Pan Tang) Interview
In a NWOBHM jungle of Jaguars, Def Leppards, and Praying Mantises, it was the Tygers of Pan Tang who reigned supreme in 1980. Their hard […]
Blues Pills – Holy Moly!
In the 1999 sci-fi epic The Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo the choice between a blue or red pill. While Neo infamously chose the red pill and […]
Vicious Rumors – Celebration Decay
Ah, the fickle beast that is modern metal: rhythmic riffing, gritty vocals, and a production that’s focused on sounding as tough as possible. We’ve seen […]
The Georgia Thunderbolts – The Georgia Thunderbolts
Retro flavored rock has been all the rage for the last few years. Whether it be of the hard, blues, or southern kind, bands from […]
Bill Pitts (Masada) Interview
Attention students! Class is in session! For today’s lesson, we’re going back in time to 1987. Death metal had been brewing for a couple years […]
Bear Mace – Charred Field of Slaughter
Have you ever wondered what Slayer would’ve sounded like had they kept the same formula as South of Heaven (1988) and Seasons in the Abyss (1990), but with […]
In Memoriam: Pete Way – August 7, 1951 – August 14, 2020
With the daily arrival of new bands, new albums, and new subgenres, one tends to forget that heavy metal is indeed an old man’s music. […]
Graham Bonnet (Alcatrazz, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group) Interview
What do Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Steve Vai have in common? If you answered they’re all legendary guitarists, you’re only half right. […]
Dokken – The Lost Songs: 1978-1981
It’s one thing to love a band. It’s another thing to be obsessed. Where does the love end and obsession begin? It usually begins when […]